Massage implement



May 25 1926. 7 1,585,767

E. 1.. CLARKE MASSAGE IMPLEMENT Filed June 28, 1924 IMEN TOR @WQQW .4 J7 Jim fig Fatented May 25,192e. V 15% UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELEANOR L. CLARKE, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MASSAGE IMPLEMENT.

Application filed June 28, 1924. Serial No. 722,918.

The object of this invention is to produce sizes as shown, and areoffset, by bending the a device or implement which can be used to wires,in different planes. It is important advantage in stimulating the skinand the that the wires shall be resilient rather than underlyingtissues, particularly about the rigid in order that the desiredvibratory 6o face and neck. Various implements have action shall beproduced. The rolling bodies been devised heretofore which embody roll-0 are preferably spherical so as to contact ers, either spherical orcylindrical, which with the surface in such a manner as to proareintended to be moved over the surface of mote the vibratory action andto avoid the the body and to massage the deeper tissues drawing andkneading action of long rollers 65 10 as well as the more superficialtissues. The rigidly supported. They are also, for the purpose of thepresent invention is, however, same reasons, preferably small indiameter altogether different. In the first place, these and aredistributed uniformly over the enimplements of the prior art have moreor tire length of each resilient wire loop so less of a. drawing actionon the surface tisthat, for example, the balls at the outer ends 70 sueswhich, for the purposes in view in the of the loops can be brought intocontact with present case is undesirable, for they lack the surface.about the eyes and under the the vibratory action of the implement nowjaws while the balls along the sides of the to be described andtherefore lack in large loops can be used to better advantage formeasure the stimulating action on the skin contact with the broadersurfaces of the 75 and the closely adjacent tissues, and especheeks andneck.

cially on the blood vessels therein, which it I11 use the implement,held in one hand, is the particular purpose to accomplish. Use is passedlightly over the surface to be of the device not only stimulates theblood treated and, by reason of the multiplicity of cells, promoteshealthy circulation, soexerrelatively small rolling bodies and their re-8o cises the superficial muscles as to prevent the silient support, willbe found to have a formation of deep lines or wrinkles, and canvibratory action and thereby to stimulate be used freely even about theeyes without the surface tissues without undesirable drawharmful actionon the nerves, cleanses the ing action. pores, and improves the textureof the skin, In the construction set forth it will also 85 but avoidsthe undesirable stretching of the be seen that if it is desired tomassage the skin and muscles which is often the harmful arm or the neckor other parts of the body result of improper massage. The inventionboth sides may be treated at the same time will be described more fullyhereinafter with by placing one loop on one side while the reference tothe accompanying drawing in other loop will be placed against the oppo-9o which it is illustrated and in which site side and movement of thedevice will Figure 1 is a View in elevation of the immassage bothsurfaces. proved implement, with a portion of the I claim as myinvention: handle in section and 1. In a massage implement, the combina-Figure 2 is a View of the same as seen from tion of a pair ofelliptically shaped wire 05 4.0 the right hand in Figure 1, with some ofthe members spaced apart and extending paralballs in section. lel witheach other, said members being The implement comprises a suitabletwisted together at one end and adapted to handle a, which can begrasped conveniently fit within a handle, and rollers provided with bythe hand. of the user, one or more wire apertures adapted to receivesaid wire mem- 100 4 loops 6, I), having the ends of the looped barstherein and to rotate freely thereon.

wire secured in the handle, and many rela- 2. In a massage implement,the combinatively small, rolling bodies 0, c perforated tion of a pairof elliptically shaped wire axially and mounted on the wires 6 so thatmembers spaced apart and extending paralthey rotate freely thereon. Thewire loops lel with each other, said members being 105 b are preferablyelliptical in form and the twisted together at one end and adapted torolling bodies cover the loop completely so fit within a handle, aplurality of rollers that the rolling bodies can be brought into adaptedto rest against one another and procontact with different portions ofthe face vided with apertures therethrough to re-- and neck and, if theimplement comprises ceive said wire members therein, said rollers 1 morethan one loop and set of rolling bodies adapted to rotate freelythereon.

the several loops are preferably of different In a massage implement,the combination ofi a pair of. elliptically shaped Wire members spacedapart and extending parallel With each other one member having asubstantially smaller qircum ference than the other, said membersbeing-twisted together at one end and adapted to fit within a handle,and rollers provided with an aperture adapted to receive said i iremembers therein, and to rotate freely thereon.

4. In a massage implement the combination of; a pair of ellipticallyshaped. Wire members spaced apart and extending parallel with eachother, one member having a suh stant ally smaller circumference than theother, said members being twisted together 1 therein, said rol ersadapted to rotate freel 20 thereon.

This specification signed this 25th day of June, A. D. 1924;.

ELEANOR L. CLARKE

